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United States Patent | 5,550,515 |
Liang ,   et al. | August 27, 1996 |
A phase-locked loop wherein the output signal is effectively sampled at an increased rate from conventional phase-locked loops, allowing for a greater increase in the ratio of the output frequency to the input frequency while reducing the possibility of jitter or failure to lock. Multiple differently phased reference signals and correspondingly phased feedback signals are produced. The comparison of the feedback signals and the reference signals produce multiple error signals which are combined to adjust the oscillation frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator.
Inventors: | Liang; Jui (Laguna Niguel, CA); Co; Ramon (Trabuco Canyon, CA); Gui; Ann (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Assignee: | Opti, Inc. (Milpitas, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 378798 |
Filed: | January 27, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 331/11; 327/107; 327/156; 331/1A; 331/16; 331/17; 331/18; 331/25 |
Intern'l Class: | H03L 007/07; H03L 007/087; H03L 007/18 |
Field of Search: | 331/10,11,12,16,17,18,25,1 A 327/105,107,147,148,156,157 360/51 370/120 455/260 |
3571743 | Mar., 1971 | Menkes | 331/11. |
4888564 | Dec., 1989 | Ishigaki | 331/1. |
5315269 | May., 1994 | Fujii | 331/11. |
______________________________________ N = 8 N = 9 N = 10 N = 11 (.DELTA. = 0) (.DELTA. = 1) (.DELTA. = 2) (.DELTA. = 3) ______________________________________ PH0 = CK0 PH0 = CK0 PH0 = CK0 PH0 = CK0 PH1 = CK0 PH1 = CK1 PH1 = CK2 PH1 = CK3 PH2 = CK0 PH2 = CK2 PH2 = CK0 PH2 = CK2 PH3 = CK0 PH3 = CK3 PH3 = CK2 PK3 = CK1 ______________________________________